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KURMI (MAHTO) the kurmi mahto or mahato is a tribal community of eastern india. its mainly resides in the state of jharkhand, west bengal, orissa etc.mahato depended on the forest and farms for their ritual and economic livelihood, but in recent times, a few of them have been working in industries, in government jobs and politics.

Contents [hide] 1 Origins 2 People 2.1 Region 3 Culture 4 Religion 4.1 Sarnaism 4.2 Religious Beliefs 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Origins According to the Indian Anthropological Society, chotanagpur plateau is said to be original home of these Kurmi(mahato) tirbes,from where they migrated to the nearer areas.[1][2] Kurmali/ panchparganiya is very prominent in the language of the Kurmi mahato.[3]

[edit] People The mahto or mahato are the tribals of Chota Nagpur Plateau. mahato/mahto appears to have been assigned to them as a nickname by their masters, possibly with reference to their many migrations and proneness to roam, however they like to be called kurmi.[4]

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